A function to each organ, and each organ to its own function, is the law of all organization. Herbert Spencer More Quotes by Herbert Spencer More Quotes From Herbert Spencer If every man has freedom to do all that he wills, provided he infringes not the equal freedom of any other man, then he is free to drop connection with the state-to relinquish its protection, and to refuse paying toward its support. Herbert Spencer connections support men This survival of the fittest implies multiplication of the fittest. Herbert Spencer survival evolution science Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold. Herbert Spencer bold-actions risk courage A man's liberties are none the less aggressed upon because those who coerce him do so in the belief that he will be benefited. Herbert Spencer liberty freedom men If men use their liberty in such a way as to surrender their liberty, are they thereafter any the less slaves? If people by a plebiscite elect a man despot over them, do they remain free because the despotism was of their own making? Herbert Spencer freedom men people Education is preparation to live completely. Herbert Spencer preparation education When a man's knowledge is not in order, the more of it he has the greater will be his confusion. Herbert Spencer men order knowledge Policeman are soldiers who act alone; soldiers are policeman who act in unison. Herbert Spencer unison policemen soldier Education has for its object the formation of character. To curb restive propensities, to awaken dormant sentiments, to strengthen the perceptions, and cultivate the tastes, to encourage this feeling and repress that, so as finally to develop the child into a man of well proportioned and harmonious nature, this is alike the aim of parent and teacher. Herbert Spencer teacher character children Progress, therefore, is not an accident, but a necessity…It is a part of nature. Herbert Spencer accidents progress Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained; most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources. Herbert Spencer laughter joy happiness Ethical ideas and sentiments have to be considered as parts of the phenomena of life at large. We have to deal with man as a product of evolution, with society as a product of evolution, and with moral phenomena as products of evolution. Herbert Spencer moral men ideas The question of questions for the politicians should ever be-What type of social structure am I tending to produce? But this is a question he never entertains. Herbert Spencer politician politics social Aggression which is flagitious when committed by one, is not sanctioned when committed by a host. Herbert Spencer aggression host committed All socialism involves slavery. That which fundamentally distinguishes the slave is that he labours under coercion to satisfy anothers desires. Herbert Spencer slavery coercion desire Only when Genius is married to Science can the highest results be produced. Herbert Spencer married genius science Equity knows no difference of sex. In its vocabulary the word man must be understood in a generic, and not in a specific sense. Herbert Spencer vocabulary men sex We have unmistakable proof that throughout all past time, there has been a ceaseless devouring of the weak by the strong. Herbert Spencer strong weak past Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even at the risk of reigns of terror. Herbert Spencer reign risk government Rightness expresses of actions, what straightness does of lines; and there can no more be two kinds of right action than there can be two kinds of straight lines. Herbert Spencer lines doe two
